Pacific Kingfisher

Overview

Pacific Kingfisher (Todiramphus sacer) is a species of Kingfishers (Alcedinidae) in the order Kingfishers and Allies.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Todiramphus; binomial: Todiramphus sacer; authority: (Gmelin, JF, 1788).

Distribution

Breeding range: Australasia and the Pacific Ocean.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Pacific Kingfisher split from Collared Kingfisher (Andersen et al. 2015; Clements et al. 2015); additional proposed splits include Fiji (vitiensis), Tonga (sacer), and Peale’s (pealei) kingfishers (Pratt & Mittermeier 2016).